The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-10-04
THIS MORNING.
}. II. Walling, of Dupree, Texas,
aStOckman, Ran Over by
the Cars and Killed.
He Was En- Route to Chicago
With Fifteen Cars of Cat
tie Shipped From
KiOWa, Kansas.


the switchmen in the Missouri Pacific
yards we're making up their trains a
stockman named j. NJ. Walling. in
the employ of Drunme & Snyder, of
Kiowa, Kan, was killed outright by
boing run over : by the cars.
He was on his way to
Chicago with fifteen car loads of cat
tie, the property of the firm above
named.
PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT,
Walling had been helping the switch
men unload and reload the cattle. AT.
ter this work was completed, he rode
on the footboard of the engine, In COM
pany with j. III. Reed, a switchman,
coming west in the yards. When the
engine stopped, Reed stepped off and
started toward the rear end of the
train. As he did this, he noticed
Walling on the track where some
freight cars were moving, and
BEFORE HE COULD WARN HIM
of the approaching danger, he was
struck by the front car and knocked
down. The switchman says that he
saw Walling partially raise up, but was
again knocked down and run over.
He heard WalIing cry "stop the
train" -Four cas- passed over the I'M
fortunate man, mangling him in a
horrible. manner. Both arms were
crushed, and the body almost cut in
twain, the wheels passing directly
across the stomach, while on the fore
head is long, deep cash, evidently
made from being struck with the
wheels.
AFTER BEING VIEWED BY THE CoRo.
NER,
The body was conveyed to McLaugh-
Inns undertaking establishment, where
an inquest was held this morning. On
his person was found several letters
from his brothers and sisters, and
$46. 40 in money. From the letters it
is supposed that his people reside at
DuPree, Texas, while he has brother
residing at Gate City, Texas. The
letters are all written In a neat, intel
igible hand, and denote family of
culture and refinement. Each of the
letters urge uponshim to return home
and take charge of the farm, and one
conveys the intelligence that he met
with an accident few weeks ago, by |
q horse falling upon him, which is
proven by the fact eff one of bis boots
obtaining a slit at the ankle on the
right foot. He is apparently about 80
years of age, has sandy complexion
and is average height.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner Overstreet held an inquest
with the following gentlemen as
jurors
j. III. Looney, foreman T. III.
Kehoe, John T. Colofower, j. B Nc
Clure, D. A. Clarke, and j. M. g..
Logan.
The following is the
TESTIMONY.
A. B. Rutherford, switchman fore
man, when sworn said
"We went out about 2 o'clock and
had fifteen cars of stock. The man
did not 90 out with ms. 1t took about
two hours to load the stock. He
came to the stock yards and helped
us. We backed up into the city and
he followed us, but / did not see him.
We were switching and II
sent Dale and Reed to do some switch
ing. They signaled the train to stop.
/ went out to see what was the mat
ter, and found that the stockman had :
been killed. The wheel of one of the
cars was on his body, and l had the
engineer to back up about three feet, .
80 that We could get his body from
under the wheels. We took his body
out and laid it on a grain board"
w. E. Dale, switchman, testified
81 saw the stockman at the stock
yards when We were ready to start.
He said he would get his stick and
sign bis receipts. The foreman signaled
me to back up, and l signaled the en-
gineer. Reed pulled the pin when we
started to back up, and saw Reed
jump off and signal train to stop. He
said someone was under the wheels.
| went up, and at once recognized the
stockman who had been helping us
load stock"
j III. Reed, switchman, testified
''We went out to load fifteen cars of
stock. / staid with the engine until
the stock was loaded. We started
back to town, and were switching to
clear the main track for the passenger
train. The steckman was then on the